Natick School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: When does Natick call a snow day?

Natick announces closings as early as possible the night before the possible bad weather day, by its own published protocol.

Q: How does Natick announce a snow day?

By radio, local TV and the district website, and on the district’s own closings page.

Q: How many snow days does Natick have built in?

5 for the 2026 to 2027 school year, listed on the calendar as “snow days”.

Q: How long is a delayed start in Natick?

2 hours: on a delay morning every school starts that much later.

Q: When is the last day of school for Natick?

June 11, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How does the Natick snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Natick through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against Natick’s own big snow morning: 5.7 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 9 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Natick close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Natick.

The Natick playbook

How Natick calls a snow day

When the call comes

As early as possible the night before the possible bad weather day.

“Our goal is to make the decision as early as possible the night before the possible bad weather day so that the radio and TV stations can be notified, parents can secure supervision arrangements, and teachers can prepare remote lessons.”

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How families hear

By radio, local TV and the district website.

“announcements will be carried starting at 6:00 a.m. by radio stations WBUR (FM 90.9), WBZ (AM 1030), WRKO (AM 68.0), by television stations Channel 4, 5, 7, Fox 25, CW56. A message will be posted on the Natick Public Schools website.”

School Cancellations & Delays

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“the opening of school and all bus pickups will be delayed two hours, respective to the start time at your child's school(s). There will be no morning preschool on days with a delayed opening.”

Delay schedule

5 built in snow days

On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “snow days”.

“June 21 Early Release -Last Day of School (5 snow days)”

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Making up a lost day

Added to the end of the year, last day moves from June 11 up to June 21.

“June 11 EarlyRelease-Last Day of School (no snow days)”

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The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 26, 2026
Winter break Dec 24 to Dec 31
February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
Last day June 11, 2027

District calendar

Recent snow days

2025 to 2026. Closed two days in a row, February 23 and 24, 2026.
“All Natick Public Schools are closed Tuesday, February 24, 2026. All evening events are also canceled.”
District notice

Read from Natick’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is natickps.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Natick’s snow record

41.3inches of snow a winter

3.7school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

1.8with 4 in or more

5.7 ina big snow morning in Natick: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.5Nov

5.6Dec

13.3Jan

14Feb

6.7Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 16.8 in on January 26, 2026
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 68 in
6 in mornings 1.4 a winter
1 in mornings 5.9 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 9 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

The Massachusetts rule

How Massachusetts counts a lost day

Massachusetts requires a 185 day calendar, at least 180 days actually held, and 900 hours for elementary or 990 hours for secondary students. Every day lost through March 31 is made up with full rescheduled days; after March 31, days are made up until 180 or the scheduled 185th day, whichever comes first.

The Massachusetts rules in the agency’s own words, and every Massachusetts district

Next door

Districts near Natick

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Wellesley School DistrictWellesley	26.2 in	1.4
Framingham School DistrictFramingham	45 in	2.1	5
Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover	43.4 in	1.9
Wayland School DistrictWayland	45 in	2.1
Needham School DistrictNeedham	34.3 in	1.5	5
Weston School DistrictWeston	26.2 in	1.4

The schools

8 schools

Every school in Natick follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Natick High

Middle

J F Kennedy Middle School
Wilson Middle

Elementary

Brown
Bennett-Hemenway
Memorial
Lilja Elementary
Johnson

Questions

Natick snow day questions

When does Natick call a snow day?

How does Natick announce a snow day?

How many snow days does Natick have built in?

How long is a delayed start in Natick?

When is the last day of school for Natick?

How does the Natick snow day predictor work?

How does Massachusetts handle snow days?

More winter

More for Massachusetts snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Massachusetts winter forecastThe season ahead for Massachusetts: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.